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KOHLER CO.

444 HIGHLAND DRIVE, KOHLER, WI, 53044
Operated by Home Depot Inc · 1 of 1,701 establishments
332999All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
EIN 581853319

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OSHA inspections
56
over 52 years
Violations
362
$97,395 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 4 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
3 fatalities · 13 National Emphasis Program inspections · 9 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

KOHLER CO. has accumulated 362 OSHA violations across 56 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $97,395 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 333 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.

Federal records were found in 4 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

KOHLER CO. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, and CPSC product recalls records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
56
1.1 / yr · last 52 yrs
Violations
362
7.0 / yr
Penalties
$97,395
$269 avg / violation
28% serious72% other
Inspection trigger · planned
19 of 56
Inspection trigger · complaint
18 of 56

68% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 26 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 20 distinct standards shown · 112 citations in this view · $23,402 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0095 B0196$1,215Feb 1974Oct 1981
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0997$580Jun 1974Mar 2012
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0177$8,839Jun 1974Mar 2012
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0177$1,030Jun 1974Mar 2012
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0177$1,025Jun 1974Aug 1990
29 CFR 1910.1000 C66$2,670Feb 1974Aug 2001
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0566$675Jun 1974Aug 1990
29 CFR 1910.0309 A 01101766$565Jun 1974Oct 1977
29 CFR 1910.0309 A 04000466$75Jun 1974Jan 1976
29 CFR 1910.0025 D01 X66$35Jun 1974May 1984
29 CFR 1910.1000 E66Apr 1977Aug 2001
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0454$400Jun 1974Aug 1990
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0255$40Jun 1974May 1984
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0144$2,978May 1984Mar 2012
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II44$1,235Jun 1974Aug 1990
29 CFR 1910.0022 C44$770Feb 1974Aug 1990
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0344$460Jan 1976Mar 2012
29 CFR 1910.0023 A0844$100Jun 1974Oct 1989
29 CFR 1910.0037 K0244Jun 1974Jun 1974
29 CFR 1910.0243 C0133$710Oct 1981May 1984

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3329 within WI. Peer group: 333 employers. This establishment has 362 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
98th
peer median: $3,848
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 2

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
1.6
vs industry
+0.2
TRIR
4.8
vs industry
+2.2

Reported for 64 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
2.6
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.4
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
4.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
19
Complaint
18
Accident
3
Referral
3

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Mar 2015 – Oct 2023 · 3 in last 5 years

Reports
7
Hospitalizations
5
Amputations
2
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Oct 9, 2023Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle partLower leg(s)Hospitalized
Oct 29, 2021Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecifiedFingertip(s)Amputation
Dec 21, 2020Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feetMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Hospitalized
Nov 23, 2018Overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecifiedLumbar regionHospitalized
Jul 22, 2018Fall on same level due to tripping over selfHip(s)Hospitalized
Jul 22, 2016Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation
Mar 11, 2015Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Hospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Apr 21, 2007HEAD,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,LACERATION,SCRAP METAL,STRUCK BY,MELTING FURNACE,FALLING OBJECT,UNSTABLE LOADFatality11
Aug 18, 1984DIE,HEAD,MAINTENANCE,MECHANIC,LOCKOUT,POINT OF OPERATION,LIGHT CURTAINFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
2 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0
Employees affected
1

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Feb 2004 – Jan 2006Vitreous China Plumbing Fixture and China and Earthenware Bathroom Accessories Manufacturing1

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for KOHLER CO.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in WI — for Home Depot Inc, not this location alone

Total cases
9
Unfair labor practice
9

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Home Depot Inc locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 9 cases · 9 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
18-CA-114097Unfair labor practiceSep 2013Oct 2013ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
30-CA-109517Unfair labor practiceJul 2013Mar 2015ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
30-CA-104911Unfair labor practiceMay 2013Mar 2015ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
30-CA-083493Unfair labor practiceJun 2012Aug 2012ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
30-CA-018752Unfair labor practiceAug 2010Sep 2010ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
30-CA-017244Unfair labor practiceJul 2005Aug 2005ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
30-CA-016917Unfair labor practiceJul 2004Aug 2004ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
30-CA-016663Unfair labor practiceDec 2003Jan 2004ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
30-CA-016343Unfair labor practiceFeb 2003Apr 2003ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

Total applications
52
Certified
51
Avg wage ratio
1.23x
H-1B

Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
8
Quarters non-compliant
3

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.

EPA-registered facilities

Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
KOHLER COMPANY
444 HIGHLAND DR · KOHLER, WI, 53044
AirWaterRCRATRINo Violation Identified
QNCR 3
80Nov 2024View →

Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
582296
Operation
A

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for KOHLER CO.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

CPSC product recalls

Total recalls
2
Last 5 years
0
Last 12 months
0
Units recalled
0

Top hazard: The hinge panel of the shower door can shatter, posing a laceration hazard.. Most recent recall: 2011-07-27. Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission, matched on company name.

CPSC recall roster

Every CPSC consumer-product recall associated with this manufacturer, most-recent first. Hazards reflect CPSC’s classification (laceration, fire, fall, choking, lead exposure, etc.). Each row links to the agency’s authoritative recall page for the full remedy / contact / recall-number detail. 2 recalls shown · 2 distinct hazard categories.

RecallDateHazardsUnitsCPSC
Kohler Co. Announces Recall of Shower Doors Due to Laceration Hazard
#11286
Jul 2011The hinge panel of the shower door can shatter, posing a laceration hazard.View →
Kohler Recalls Engines Sold with Husqvarna, Cub Cadet, and Troy-Bilt Riding Lawn Tractors; Laceration Hazard Posed
#11215
May 2011A wire connector on the engine can become disconnected causing the operator's seat switch to fail. When this happens, the blades will not shut down, posing a laceration hazard to consumers.View →

Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission. Recall details (specific products, sale dates, remedy instructions) live on the cpsc.gov record linked from each row.

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$7.8M
Awards
135
Top agency
Department of Defense
$5.6M
Company-wide — KOHLER CO. (across 5 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$53.2M
Obligated (all-time)
$116.5M
Awards (all-time)
722

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$5.6M
Department of Veterans Affairs$795K
Department of Homeland Security$410K
Department of the Interior$311K
Department of State$170K

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 335312 - MOTOR AND GENERATOR MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2025-09-09. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2024-05-29Complaint33$6,857
2023-03-21Complaint0$0
2022-06-15Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2016-08-08Referral0$0
2015-03-18Referral11$5,000
2013-01-02Complaint0$0
2011-10-06Planned22$5,838
2011-10-06Planned1615$28,144
2011-10-06Planned0$0
2011-10-06Planned41$3,927
2007-09-19Follow-up0$0
2007-04-21Accident33$6,300
2005-09-21Referral22$3,500
2003-05-15Complaint1$0
2002-02-28Planned0$0
2001-06-21Complaint22$750
1999-09-02Complaint0$0
1999-09-01Complaint0$0
1997-06-17Complaint0$0
1997-03-06Complaint0$0
1994-10-07Planned0$0
1994-05-06Complaint1$1,500
1993-05-21Complaint43$5,250
1990-11-08Monitoring0$0
1990-05-08Planned5016$11,440
1990-01-23Complaint22$630
1989-08-22Complaint86$2,500
1988-11-01Monitoring43$3,120
1984-08-22Accident0$0
1983-11-29Planned8423$2,100
1981-05-20Follow-up43$400
1981-05-19Complaint2$100
1981-04-29Follow-up76$525
1981-04-29Follow-up97$635
1980-12-10Follow-up0$0
1980-12-09Follow-up2$450
1980-12-03Follow-up1$1,600
1980-11-19Follow-up2$1,800
1979-02-27Complaint0$0
1978-09-08Follow-up0$0
1978-07-19Complaint11$200
1978-05-04Complaint21$1,000
1977-09-23Accident22$900
1977-02-25Follow-up3$500
1977-02-22Complaint0$0
1976-01-14Planned1$320
1975-12-16Planned26$920
1974-05-22Planned27$140
1974-05-14Planned26$245
1974-05-08Planned14$70
1974-05-06Planned11$35
1974-05-06Planned1$0
1974-04-30Planned14$70
1974-04-29Planned9$0
1974-02-14Planned1$30
1973-10-09Planned10$600

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

KOHLER CO. is one of 1,701 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Home Depot Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Home Depot Inc across all 1,701 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on KOHLER CO. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Home Depot Inc, which operates 1,701 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is KOHLER CO.'s OSHA violation history?
KOHLER CO. has 56 OSHA inspections on record with 362 violations and $97,394.5 in total penalties.
How does KOHLER CO.'s safety record compare to its industry?
KOHLER CO. operates in the all other miscellaneous fabricated metal product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.6. KOHLER CO.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.6 compared to an industry average of 1.4.
Has KOHLER CO. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 3 fatality investigations involving KOHLER CO..